PGS : Atma Bodha - Verse 09

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Atma Bodha Verse 09 :

saccidAtmanyanusyUte nitye viShNau prakalpita: |

vyaktyo vividhAssarvA hATake kaTakAdivat ||

 

Translation :

The Existence and Consciousness, the Eternal, the

All-Pervasive ViShNu is the cause of this manifold

Universe;

Just as gold is the cause of various ornaments.

 

Explanation :

 

The causation of this world is being explained further.

In the previous verse, we saw that God is the substratum

of this Universe and that the Universe "emerges" from God.

That concept has been further explained in this verse.

 

God, who is Existence and Consciousness, projects this

world out of Himself/Herself i.e. God is the material cause

of this world. Just as various ornaments are made out of

gold i.e. gold is the material cause of the ornaments. But,

the true nature of gold remains unaffected by this process.

Gold still remains gold no matter what form it may be

fashioned in to.

 

Note the use of ViShNu for God. The meaning

of ViShNu is "One who pervades [the Universe]". It is

intentended to convey that God is unlimited by time, space

or causation. Also, ShrI Shankara in his works does not

exclusively use ViShNu for God. He switches frequently

between ViShNu, Shiva and Shakti. It only goes to show that

people who fight over which God/Godess( or for that matter

Allah, Jehovah, Jesus etc. ) is higher are yet

to grasp the higher teaching that is Atma Bodha.

 

|| bhava Shankara deshikame SharaNam ||

 

 

 

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